Tuesday, July 5, 2011

This book is highly tested with the target audience. Here you can see the test group in action. ;)

The Project Nursery: The reading corner is still middle of progress,
I'd like to make some kind of babyproof divan there,
where we could read or play with Mila.
Before I figure out how to make that,
there's just blankets and pillows to make it more comfortable.

42 comments:

Wonderful to see the cover of the book! So excited for you about this. :) I love the reading nook & what terrific choices in early reading material. Happy Reading to you all & looking forward to your book's release!

I made a large bean bag (150x150) it doubles as a horse, boat and a forest for teddy bears picnic....

Books we loveGuess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratneyOrange Pear Apple Bear by Emily GravettNo Matter What by Debi GiloriOwl Babies by Martin WadellThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleI Took the Moon for a Walk by Alison Jay (She has some brilliant alphabet books too)The Ravenous Beast by Niamh SharkeyThe Magic Paintbrush by Julia Donaldson who writes Gruffalo

We go for Tove Jansson's The Book About Moomin, Mymble and Little My.Finally I tracked down the English translation of Uncle Fedya, His Dog and His Cat.

Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin (illustrated by Eric Carle)Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson (especially because of the snoring button but the words are great too)The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew it Was None of His Business by Werner Holzwarth and Wolf Erlbruch (a story about poo)

And I love to read the Hairy MacLary books by Lynley Dodd but they are a bit too old for my little one at the moment.

My granddaughter loved the books by Sandra Boynton. They made her laugh at Mila's age. She especially loved "moo moo ba ba lalala" and "But not the hippopatumus". Enjoy this time with her! It is a wonderful age!Hugs, Mickie

Whenever I need a gift for a baby, I'm going to give your book... it looks wonderful!! I just loved how creative you were with Mila's sleep time!! One of my favorite books is Runaway Bunny, by Margaret Wise Brown, with pictures by Clement Hurd. ♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪ "Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away. So he said to his mother, 'I am running away.'" ...♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪"'If you run away,' said his mother, 'I will run after you. For you are my little bunny.'" ♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪ I had this book on tape for my children (current ages 29, 27, 25, & 23 -- time goes by so fast) and another copy for the preschool where I taught. Children just love the rhythm when the words of the book are put to music.

I love that. We are actually going to incorporate a reading nook of a sort in our house and possibly in our little girl's room as well. She's almost 14 months and is a book lover already. Some of our favorites are:Llama, Llama, Red PajamasBrown Bear, Brown Bear What do you see?The Foot Book by Dr. SeussGoodnight MoonBaby Einstein Neighborhood AnimalsDance Me DaddyMy Many Colored Days by Dr. SeussThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carleand many others. :P

OMG! Dylan's Favorite book for months and months was What's your sound, hound the hound? Nobody know what I am talking about when I talk about the Cat the Cat series by Mo Willems. Not a Box is also in heavy rotation in our house plus Goodnight Moon.

I'd love to review your book on my blog! The cover is adorable and I'm so happy that you did this project for Mila. Precious.Here were some of my kids' favorite baby/toddler books: http://goodbooksforyoungsouls.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-find-best-books-for-babies-and.htmlA personal favorite of mine, which I think you'll love as much (if not more) than Mila - sweet nursery rhymes and great 3-D fabric artwork: POCKETFUL OF POSIES by Salley Mavor! http://goodbooksforyoungsouls.blogspot.com/2011/03/book-review-i-cant-resist-sharing-by.htmlAlso, since Mila likes Mo Willems - Have you read KNUFFLE BUNNY? I think it's one of his best! http://goodbooksforyoungsouls.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-mo-willems-makes-us-laugh.html

My favorite children's book of *ALL TIME* is Where The Wild Things Are. I still have my childhood copy. :P I also like Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible Very Bad Day. Anything illustrated by Eric Carl is high on my list as well as Dr. Seuss.

Thanks for sharing your favorites, I am always looking for new books. I love Hush Little Baby by Sylvia Long. It is a different take on the song focusing on nature instead of material things. I now sing it to my toddler before bed. It has really sweet pictures too.

Any and all books by Ezra Jack Keats - my favorite is A Letter To Amy, but The Snowy Day, Whistle For Willie, Peter's Chair... any of them are great and the artwork is spectacular. The Jewish Museum in Manhattan is holding an exhibit of Keats' works for the next few months, I can't wait to see the pictures up close.

Favorite children's book: "I Love You, Mouse" by John Graham and illustrations by Tomie dePaola. It was my favorite as a little girl and I read my old battered copy to my boys when they were both small. <3

At the bottom of the post under the "Resources" heading I listed that the sofas were from Plush Sofas (an Australian chain store). Our living room is really tiny (it looks bigger in the photos!) so they are compact little two seaters. We got them as floor stock so they were a great price.